Marvel's Muslim girl superhero draws flak

One of the more rabid right wingers on my FB feed posted this news about Marvel introducing a Muslim teen girl superhero

Her comment: It starts here doesn't it??desensitize the young..don't fall for it!!

Geez! And that post she put up had the intro "How silly. Muslim women have zero rights and most aren't even let out of the house." (Umm, hello, the character is set in New Jersey) and the comments are full of pretty offensive anti-Muslim attacks and cries of "why no Christian superhero?"

When did it become cool to freely express such distast for all Muslims, no matter where they live or what they do?

Kamala will face struggles outside her own head, including conflicts close to home. "Her brother is extremely conservative," Ms. Amanat said. "Her mom is paranoid that she's going to touch a boy and get pregnant. Her father wants her to concentrate on her studies and become a doctor." Next to those challenges, fighting supervillains may be a respite.

Sounds like a valid topic for a modern superhero to me

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~Sharon~

"To raise nice kids, you have to talk to them like they are people instead of talking to them like they're property." -- Frank Zappa

It seems 'acceptable' for some people to openly make stupid comments about Muslims, because others have tolerated it/perpetuated it over the years. We have seen how Muslims are portrayed in movies/television and social media (ugh) allows for people to say shit that they wouldn't normally say. Unfortunately, with social media, you can put out that kind of bullshit and have instant affirmation for a ridiculous comment. "Don't fall for it". What kind of crap is that? There are those who eat up that stuff and regurgitate it as truth. In my experience, it's those people who make ignorant comments like that who would never take any personal responsibiltiy and blame everyone else for their stuff.

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"You have no power here! Begone, before somebody drops a house on you, too!" - Glinda